Spring Break 2005 - Death Valley and LegoLand

Kent and I went with Quynh and Khanh for a week of southern California.  We spent two days in Death Valley and one day at LegoLand.  And more than 1200 miles of driving.

We stopped at Red Rock Canyon State Park on the way to Death Valley.  It was our first chance to see the desert wild flowers, and Khanh's first attempt at bushwacking (around a waterfall that was too steep to follow.)
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Day 2 - We made it to Death Valley. After a stop for supplies, we headed up to the Race Track and started climbing Ubehebe Peak. Everybody made it to the saddle.
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Kent and Malcolm headed to the top of Ubehebe Peak, but missed the trail.
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Quynh's pictures from the top
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The winds were pretty fierce on the Playa.
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Khanh still had energy for a trip to the bottom of Ubehebe crater.  Malcolm liked lying on his back on the bottom.
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This was said to be a once-in-a-hundred year bloom for the flowers. There weren't as many varieties as previous trips, but there were large sections of the valley that were covered in flowers.  It was amazing. This is now day 3 of our trip.
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Kent enjoyed climbing the sand dunes.  Definitely more sand than we have at home.
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We got rained on... and a sandstorm.  It was pretty at a distance.  It was fierce up close.
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Lots of time to be with friends and family
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LegoLand  - Day four

The boys enjoyed a sword fight

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Kent smiled a lot that day.
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Kent smiled a lot too
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Is this a pig or a dog?
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Kent couldn't resist the climbing wall, or the cars
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Lots of things to build
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Both boys enjoyed building and racing their own cars.
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We drove back via 101 and Santa Barbara.  It was a long drive, but a good trip.



Last updated April 19, 2005.  Copyright (c) 2005 by Malcolm Slaney. All rights reserved.